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        ① 世界上有些国家吃辣椒很厉害,如墨西哥、印度、匈牙利、朝鲜……中国某些省,如四川、湖南等也以吃辣椒出名。有些人嗜辣椒已经到了“无辣不吃饭”的地步。美国宇航员威廉•勒努瓦在宇宙飞行时也带着辣椒。有一位指挥家,他走到哪里,辣椒就带到哪里,就连参加英国女王宴请时,也照例带着辣椒酱,他解释说:“没有辣椒的饭菜好比是病号饭。”
        ②辣椒原产美洲,17世纪传入我国,故亦称“番椒”,又名“秦椒”、“大椒”、“辣茄”。辣椒有几千个品种,仅我国四川的干辣椒就有100多种。辣椒有辣与不辣之分,甜椒不辣。云南有一种辣椒,其辣无比,只要舌尖稍微碰一下,就会使人辣得难受,疼痛万分。美国制药专家斯克维尔于1912年制定了测量辣度的方法,后来人们就以他的名字作为辣度的单位。植物病理学家曾用这种方法,测出甜椒的辣度为零,最辣的辣椒有300000斯克维尔。
        ③辣椒能把人辣出眼泪、辣出鼻涕、辣出汗水,不爱吃辣椒的人不禁要问:“人们何苦要吃辣椒?”②这是因为吃辣椒有3个好处:一是它的营养丰富;二是能驱风散寒;三是能增进人的食欲。③每100克辣椒的维生素含量大于100毫克,在蔬菜中占首位。④此外,辣椒还含有维生素B1、B2、胡萝卡素以及其他营养物质。⑤谚语曰:“三个辣椒,顶件棉袄。”⑥辣椒中的辣椒素对人体具有刺激作用。⑦辣椒素一旦和舌头及嘴里的神经末梢接触,神经就迅速把“烧灼”信息传给大脑,大脑便让身体处于戒备状态,使心跳和脉搏加快,皮肤血管扩张,从而使人感到“发热”。⑧大脑还同时指挥胃液和唾液的分泌,使胃肠蠕动加快,这就有利于消化,增进食欲。
        ④辣椒,很多人越吃越想吃。据心理学家分析,吃辣椒后,“烧灼”信息使大脑把身体作为“受伤”对待,从而促进身体释放一种自体止痛剂。这种自体止痛剂就像少量麻醉剂,能起到一种轻微的欣快作用,使人产生精神快感,专家称此为“辣椒微醉”。这也许是人们对辣椒越吃越爱吃的主要原因。

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    A new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love(早恋)may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.

    The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”. According to the study,even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”, this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won't tell that to their parents.

    Dr Marianm Kaufman,an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build b friendships and a b sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.

    Parents should watch for signs of depression—eating or mood changes—and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity(成熟)gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.